Frequently Asked Questions

Admission Information

Requests for applications should be directed to Graduate Admissions at 480/965-6113 or grad-q@asu.edu. For more information, access www.asu.edu/graduate/admissions on the Web.

Advising

The Division of Graduate Studies Advising/Referral Office is open to prospective and admitted graduate students. However, students admitted to a degree program should first seek advising within their programs.

Application Fee Waiver

ASU does not waive, defer, or refund the fee. A decision cannot be made on your application until the $50 application processing fee is paid.

Campus Map

See the “Tempe Campus” map, on the inside back cover; Polytechnic Campus map; West Campus map; and the Downtown Center at ASU map. The Division of Graduate Studies (Wilson Hall, center lobby) also distributes maps of the campus and parking facilities.

Corresponding with ASU

Address letters to Department or Office Name, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287. For information regarding the progress of your file during the admission process, access the interactive Web site at www.asu.edu/interactive using your ASURITE UserID and password. If you have not activated your ASURITE UserID, do so at www.asu.edu/asurite using your ASURITE UserID and activation code included in your application acknowledgement letter. If you wish to contact your department, you can find departmental contact information at www.asu.edu/graduate; click on “Graduate Studies.”

Degree Programs and Departments

For specific information about faculty, programs, application requirements, and deadlines, contact the academic unit directly, by mail or by phone.

Employment on Campus

The Student Employment Office, 480/965-5186, maintains and posts up-to-date employment information for jobs on campus.

Financial Assistance? Loans? Scholarships

First.

Your best source of information is the academic unit to which you are applying, where you can receive information, guidance, and application forms for scholarships, assistantships, and fellowships specific to that program. Most units set early deadlines and require special forms or procedures.

Second.

Information about loans, scholarships, grants, work-study, and employment opportunities is available through the Student Financial Assistance Office, Student Services Building, 480/965-3355. For more information, access www.asu.edu/graduate/financial on the Web.

Third.

At a college or public library, ask a librarian for publications to help you find scholarships and fellowships.

Fourth.

If you now attend school, ask your advisor for guidance in finding information on financial assistance in your discipline.

Financial Guarantee

International applicants must provide explicit verification from their banks that funds equal to the amount specified on the Financial Guarantee Form are available to them. (A general assurance of good credit is not accepted.) For more information, access www.asu.edu/graduate/admissions on the Web.

Housing

On Campus.

Graduate Student Housing is available on the Tempe campus. For more information, call Residential Life at 480/965-3515, or access the Web site at www.asu.edu/reslife. University housing is available for married students or families only at East campus. For more information, access www.asu.edu/reslife on the Web.

Off Campus.

Information is available from the ASASU Tenants/Commuter Students Association, 480/965-4216. Local newspapers advertise many rentals.

I-20/IAP-66 Forms

ASU issues visa forms permitting attendance at ASU only. ASU issues the I-20 or IAP-66 only after admitting the student to a graduate degree program and receiving an acceptable Financial Guarantee Form.

Immunization

Students born after December 31, 1956, must receive a measles immunization or offer proof of measles immunity. For more information, call 480/965-8177, send e-mail to measles@asu.edu, or access www.asu.edu/health on the Web.

International Student Association

Call the International Student Office, 480/965-7451, after arriving on campus. For more information, access www.asu.edu/studentlife/iso on the Web.

Letters of Recommendation

Send these letters to the director of graduate study in the academic unit to which you are applying.

Phone Numbers

See the Tempe Campus Directory, and other directories noted on that page. Call the campus operator Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 480/965-9011.

Release of Information to Friends

Staff members can give personal information to only the applicant. If you want us to release information to another person, you must authorize us to do so. Send a letter to Graduate Admissions naming the person who may represent you. Sign the letter with your name as it appears on your application form.

Teacher Certification

Students who select nondegree and degree graduate programs at ASU are eligible for Arizona teacher’s certification. Call the Office of Student Services, College of Education, at 480/965-5555.